Stimulus funds could provide for expansion of Frontier`s networks to make broadband connectivity available to rural, unserved and underserved areas

STAMFORD, Conn.--(Business Wire)-- Frontier Communications Corporation (NYSE: FTR),
one of the nation`s largest providers of communications services to rural areas and small
and medium-sized towns and cities, announced today that it has submitted two applications for
federal funding in West Virginia through the Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP)
and the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), as part of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

If granted, the applications for an aggregate of $55 million, supplemented by Frontier`s
"match," would result in $69 million available for expanding broadband
availability and speeds in West Virginia. One application was filed on behalf of
the areas Frontier Communications is authorized to serve as an Incumbent Local
Exchange Carrier (ILEC). The second application was filed on behalf of the areas
throughout West Virginia (outside the ILEC) that Frontier is authorized to serve
as a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC)...